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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Royal Profile: Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein

Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein was born 14 February 1945, as the eldest son of Prince Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina {Source}. He grew up with three brothers and a sister, as well as several nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews {Source}{Source}:

Prince Philipp (1946-)

Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein (1972)

Princess Theodora of Liechtenstein (2004)

Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (1974)

Prince Rudolf Ferdinand of Liechtenstein(1975)

Prince Nikolaus (1947-)

Prince Leopold of Liechtenstein (1984-1984)

Princess Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein (1985)

Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (1987)

Prince Josef-Emanuel Leopold Marie of Liechtenstein (1989)

Princess Norbera (Nora) (1950-)

Doña María Teresa Sartorius y de Liechtenstein (1992)

Prince Franz Joesph (1962-1991)

He attended primary school in Liechtenstein, and was a member of a boy scout troop in his youth {Source}. At the age of 11 in 1956, he entered Schottengymnasium in Austria, as his father had before him{Source}. In 1960, he transfered schools to the Grammar School at Zuoz, which he completed in 1965 with the Swiss advanced-level diploma and the German Abitur certificate{Source} . Prince Hans-Adam II then worked at a bank in London as a trainee{Source}. He speaks several languages fluently including German (the official language of Liechtenstein), English and French{Source}. After a few years of work experience, the young prince decided to return to school for a degree in Mangagement and Economics in Switzerland, where he earned a degree of Licentiate in 1969{Source}.

He married Countess Marie von Wchinitz unt Tettau on 30 July 1967{Source}. Together, they have four children and 15 grandchildren {Source}{Source}:

In 1970, his father entrusted him with the reorganization of the mangagement and adminstration of all the assets belonging to the Princely House {Source}. In 1984, his father appointed him as his permanent deputy under Article 13 of the Constitution, which intrusted Prince Hans-Adam with the discharge of State Business {Source}. In November 1989, when his father died, he assumed regency where he was a notable advocate of independence in Liechtenstein's foreign policy {Source}.Under his leadership, Liechtenstein successfully acceded to the UNO in 1990 and to the EEA in 1995 {Source}. In 2004, he did a similar thing that his father had done before him, and appointed his Hereditary Prince his permanent deputy {Source}.